Frank Vickery

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Frank Vickery Productions

1989	1)One O’ clock From The House	Mar 2nd	2001	28)Family Planning	May 1st
	2)One O’ clock From The House	Jun 26th		29)Erogenous Zones	Sep 18th
	3)Breaking The String	Jun 29th	2002	30)Trivial Pursuits	Mar 26th
1990	4)Family Planning	Mar 5th		Side-By-Side	Jun 14th
	5)Easy Terms	Oct 15th		with Menna Trussler
1991	6)All's Fair	Feb 4th	2003	31)Spanish Lies	May 6th
	7)A Kiss On The Bottom	Oct 28th		32)Tonto Evans	Oct 28th
1992	8)Triple Bill - After I'm Gone,	Feb 17th	2004	Side-By-Side	Apr 14th
	After Eight and A Night Out			with Menna Trussler, Nia
	with Christine Tuckett			Trussler-Jones, Tim Richards &
	9)Sleeping With Mickey Mouse	Jul 23rd		Leanne Masterton
	with Menna Trussler			33)Pullin' The Wool	Jun 8th
1993	10)A Night On The Tiles	Feb 15th		34)Love Forty	Nov 2nd
	11)Family Planning	Aug 4th		Jack And The Beanstalk pantomime	15/12/04 - 16/01/05
	12)Trivial Pursuits	Nov 8th
1994	13)Loose Ends	May 25th	2005	Amazing Grace	Mar 25th
	with Menna Trussler and			written by Frank Vickery music
	Brian Hibbard			by Mal Pope
	14)Breaking The String	Sep 12th		35)One O'clock From The House	May 11th
1995	15)Roots And Wings	Jul 4th		36)All Through The Night	Nov 5th
	16)Family Planning	Aug 1st		with Sue Roderick followed by
	17)Love Forty	Oct 3rd		37)"Sleeping With Mickey Mouse"
1996	18)Easy Terms	Sep 16th		Snow White &The Seven Dwarfs pantomime	22/12/05 - 22/01/06
	with Menna Trussler
1997	19)One O'clock From The House	Nov 3rd	2006	38)A Kiss On The Bottom	May 16th
1998	20)Family Planning	Mar 18th		with Di Botcher
	21)Pullin' The Wool	Sep 26th		39)Family Planning	Nov 14th
	22)Loose Ends	Nov 23rd	2007	40)Granny Annie	May 15th
1999	23)A Kiss On The Bottom	Feb 22nd		41)A Night On The Tiles	Sep 25th
	with Menna Trussler and			with Stan Stennett and
	Lynn Hunter			Ian 'H' Watkins
	24)A Night On The Tiles	Oct 5th	2008	42)Roots And Wings	May 20th
2000	25)Three Of The Best	Feb 15th		43)Erogenous Zones	Sep 30th
	3 one-act plays			with Ian 'H' Watkins
	26)All's Fair	Sep 26th		Cinderella Pantomime	19/12/08 - 18/01/09
	27)Roots And Wings	Oct 31st	2009	44)Trivial Pursuits	May 5th
				With Sue Roderick
				45)Tonto Evans	Oct 27th
			2010	46)Loose Ends	May 4th
				47)Barkin’	Oct 26th
			2011	48) Spanish Lies	May 17th
				49) Biting The Bullet	Oct 25th

Review from "Trivial Pursuits" Saturday 9th May 2009 8.00 pm Swansea Grand Theatre

It was fantastic to see Frank appear in his own play for the first time since "A Night On The Tiles" in 2007 and great to see an appreciative packed theatre witness a truly riotous evening of comedy and slapstick of the highest order penned by the master of observational Welsh character comedy. Frank as Teddy dished out some great one liners with machine gun delivery and fluent regularity which had the audience in stitches. it is hard to believe that "Trivial Pursuits" first appeared in 1993 as it is timeless and very funny with all the characters memorable. Sue Roderick plays Joyce superbly and is very animated and a precious talent, Richard Tunley, Michelle McTernan, Gareth Bale, Marilyn Hodge, Pat Wright, Laura Bridgwater, Marie Arnold and Christina Richards complete the line up and gel together incredibly well to create a very settled happy company which exudes over the footlights. Frank's first play was performed at Swansea Grand Theatre in March Of 1989 and 20 years on, they just get better and better. Very Funny!

Ian Parsons

His previous plays performed at The Grand Theatre are listed below

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Frank’s next production “Biting The Bullet” is at Swansea Grand Theatre

Box Office 01792 475715

Frank Vickery Presents Biting The Bullet -

Tuesday 25th - Saturday 29th October : 7.30pm, Sat 5.00pm & 8.00pm

This poignant and entertaining comedy is Frank Vickery at his sharpest.

After 32 years of marriage, Beryl is shattered by some devastating news from her husband, Ted. Her world falls apart and she is distraught, but gradually she works back from the edge of despair helped by her exuberant daughter Angie and down-to-earth neighbour, Dawn. She decides it's time to live life to the full - with some help from a very unexpected source. What will people say? Does Beryl care anyway?

Tickets: £12.00 - £14.00 selected concessions available

Review of Tonto Evans at Swansea Grand Theatre Tuesday October 27th 2009

Frank Vickery’s latest offering”Tonto Evans” is a delight to watch, and the dialogue is peppered with so many hysterical and memorable one liners that it is hard to keep up, the only criticism I would have of the night was the lady sitting next to me who laughed so hard throughout the performance I feared for her life at one point!

Richard Tunley’s performance as the policeman son, John was at times chaplinesque and he is developing into a very seasoned comic actor. Also memorable was the character of Wendy played superbly by Lorraine John whose common threaded line of “whorritiss” brought the house down each time. Ably supported by Lee Gilbert, Maxine Evans and Iris Griffiths - whose voice in the role of Ray’s wife bears an uncanny resemblance to another great favourite of Swansea Grand Theatre, Gladys Morgan. this production should not be missed and is at times hysterically funny. How Frank Vickery could play dead for 40 minutes while chaos and slapstick ensued around him is beyond my comprehension and his accomplished penmanship creating the interactive dialogue, which would not be out of place in any Welsh home is beyond compare.

Ian Parsons

Frank Vickery has had plays performed at the Grand Theatre since 1989. He has also appeared in Three pantomimes at the theatre

Review of Loose Ends Swansea Grand Theatre Thursday May 7 2010

Loose Ends returned to the theatre for the third time, previously seen in 1994 and 1998 and Frank along with the talented cast were on top form. Di Botcher as Marlene is the archetypal Welsh mam with a heart of gold and gives a faultless performance. It is easy to see why she is in such demand on television as a comedy actress. Frank does what he does best as the put upon Roy who will do anything for a quiet life, though impossible with a wife like Marlene. Almost everyone has a memory of a caravan holiday which adds to the comedy appeal of the piece. Rhys Mathews and Swansea born Jessica Sandry and Nia Jermin as the younger cast members really do excel in their first roles in a Frank Vickery play and are very polished with perfect comedy timing. Nia is so comfortable on stage and is almost a veteran of performing at the Grand, and for the past two years has had a principal role in the pantomimes there.

Ian Parsons